Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-07-21
They Didn't Close Their Hotels.


they are badly "llred."
They Didn't Close Their Hotels.
HUNTINGDON, Pa, July 16.-To day
was the time appointed by the Hun
tingdon hotel keepers TO close their
places Of business and they bad made
all their arrangements TO do so bS dis
charging their clerks aud servants, but
q number of leading business men pre-
vailed upon them TO keep open. This
was hailed with delight, as the closing
Of the hotels would have proven a Sc
we're blow to- transient men and the
public generally.
Stm Lighting Fires With Kerosene.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 1.-Two more
victims of the oil cap were reported,
| making five fatalities from the same
cause in the last twenty-fou hours. AT
Apollo, Pa. Mrs. William Dougherty
tried TO kindle tire with oil. with tho
usual result. The can exploded, throw
ing the burning fluid over her clothing,
and before the flames could be eXtin-
guished she received burns, from which
she died A similar accident happened
at McDonalds, Pa. A Belgian woman
named Moshen was lighting the fire
with kerosene when her clothing took
fire and she was fatally burned. Her
husband was also badly scorched in his
attempt TO extinguish the flames.
PETERsoN's MAGAZINE for August
| is at hand, in even better season than
usual. This second number OF the
new volume is fully equal TO that Of
July, and TO say SD is TO bestow very
high praise. The steel-plate is charm
ing, aud the fashion ard needlework
designs are first class. Miss Bowman's
serial. "Along the Bayou" increases
in interest, and the humber abounds In
capital tales and pretty poems. Un
| less the other magazines for the month
have very unusual attractions 10 offer,
| they will have TO he content to SEE
Peterson" bear off all the honCrs.
| Terms: Two Dollars year, with great
reductions TO clubs. Address PETER
SONS MAGAZINE, sec Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
! Captain William Burgess, of Cham
bcrsburg, Meets n Sad Ending.
CuAMBERsBURG. Pa, July IS
Captain William Burgess, freight agent
of the Cumberland Valley railroad at
| this place, accidentally shot himself
| this afternoon, dying almos: instantly.
| II is supposed that he was cleaning the
revolver when IL went of. He was
drst lieutenant Of company ID, Sixth
regiment Pennsylvania reserves. He
was elected member Of the legislature
from this county for the season Of 1871.
rs. He has been agent for the Cum
berland Valley railroad in this Place
since 1881. AS man and a citizen
too much cannot be said. lie leaves q
wife ard five grown daughters, two OF
whom are married.
Getting Around the Interstate Law.
CHICAGO, July l7.-Before the inter
state commerce law went into effect the
favorite practice Of tie railroads who
desired To cut rates and discriminate IN
favor Of large shippers was to grant re.
bates. This being prohibited by the
new law, some Of the wester: roads
now hit upon a plan 10y which they will
discriminate IN favor of certain ship
pers. Instead of granting rebates, these
roads, il is said, are now paying ten
per cent. of regular rates TO persons sc.
curing them business. While these
roads pretend to pay such commission
to freight solicitors only, yet 1t can.
easily be seen that the commissions can
be paid 10 any member Of large firm
on the pretence that such party is q
freight solicitor.
worl. of Tornados and Earthquakes
BALTIMORE, July 19.-The storm OF
yesterday afternoon was followed by a
mother of almost equal force this morn
ing. Several houses on Cumberland
street, Lear Gilmore, were struck by il
and unroofed, and their contents al
most entirely destroyed by rain. Har-
lem park, the most beautiful resort
within the city presents an appearance
of desolatIoD. UDroofed hou.es are To
be seen all oyer the western section OF
the city, and the aggregate damage is
heavy.
Ell PAso, Texas, July l9.-Clcse up
on the heels Of news Of the earthquake
at Bavispe, come the details of still
greater calamity at Bacariac, town
twenty miles from Bayisre. il had
before the catastrophe 100 in.
babitants. When Bavispe was de-
stroyed the town was badly shaken up
and most of the Inhabitants fled. Since
then the town Of Becariac has been
visited by succession of shocks that
have reduced the whole town 10 ruins.
Most Of the people escaped, as they
fled the country terror r-stricken at the
first disturbance.
The Heat In Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh.
PHILADELPHIA. July 17.-With
single exception, July s, 1876, to day
has been the hottest for over thirty
years, the heat being even greater than
that of yesterday. AT 2 O'Clock this af-
rernoon the thermometer registered
l02 degrees in the shade, being just one
degree less than that OF July 3, 1876.
and one aud quarter degrees greater
than yesterday. Up to a late hour to-
UlgDJ LUtIt HAVE LDHIJ Sooco Va sur
stroke reported, fourteen of which re
suited fatally. AT / O'Clock to night
the thermometer stands at 81 degrees.
PITTsBURG. July 17.-This was the
hottest and at the same time the driest
Sunday ever known here. Through the
efforts of the law and order society ev.
cry saloon of the city was closed tight.
cigar stores. confectionery and ice
Cream saloops and soda water fountains
were also closed, and as result the in
tense heat created more than usual the
suffering. For several hours to-day the
thermometer registered l0l degrees in
the shade, the highest point reached for
years. Six fatal cases of sun.stroke and
fully score Of prostrations were re-
ported.